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Tag: University of Illinois

Posted inAgribusiness

A giant investment firm paid a university to study one of its biggest assets — farmland

by Dana Cronin, Harvest Public Media, and Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest November 16, 2021December 7, 2021

In 2013, mammoth U.S. investment company TIAA-CREF gave $5 million to the University of Illinois — to study an area of investment where the company has made a, sometimes controversial, name for itself.

Posted inAgribusiness

Corporate money keeps university ag schools ‘relevant,’ and makes them targets of donor criticism

by Johnathan Hettinger and Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest; Dana Cronin, Katie Peikes and Seth Bodine, Harvest Public Media November 15, 2021January 20, 2023
Posted inCoronavirus, University of Illinois

COVID on Campus: Tracking and isolating students was hit-and-miss

by Hali Tauxe, Danielle Duclos, Chris Martucci, Gavin Good and Julia Morrison, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting January 26, 2021January 26, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus

COVID on Campus: Unprecedented challenges, mixed results

by Danielle DuClos/For The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting January 24, 2021January 25, 2021
Posted inUniversity of Illinois

Scientists engineer shortcut for photosynthetic glitch, boost crop growth by 40 percent

by RIPE/University of Illinois January 24, 2019January 23, 2023
Posted inWatchdog Watch

‘No Taxpayer Dollars’ for coaches at the University of Illinois? It’s a lie

by Jay Rosenstein, University of Illinois professor of Media and Cinema Studies December 27, 2017January 23, 2023
Posted inEnvironment, IowaWatch

Complaints Surge About Weed Killer Dicamba’s Damage To Oak Trees

by Johnathan Hettinger, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting October 11, 2017January 23, 2023
Posted inClimate Change and Agribusiness

Lagging crop conditions could be preview of future Illinois climate

by Johnathan Hettinger, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting June 20, 2017January 23, 2023
Posted inAgribusiness

From yield protection to yield boosting: GMO crops of the future

by Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest February 27, 2017January 23, 2023
Posted inEnergy

University of Illinois to begin purchasing wind energy

by Johnathan Hettinger, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting December 9, 2016January 23, 2023

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